Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,129, Martin Dubois, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Dubois, Martin
S. 29,129
BL. Reg. 140536-1850
CONTENTS

Hon. Lucius Lyon Feb 7 25-1836 Order to pay 26. June 1839 Letter to James M c Donald 23. Oct. 1841 Paid at the Treasury under the Act of April 6 th 1838 from 4 th Sept r 1839 to 4 th Mar. 1840. Agent notified Sept r 1 st 1842
Letter to Hon. G. H. Jones Jan 30
Letter to J. P. Lewis April 17, 1850.
Michigan 19643
Martin Dubois of Washtenaw in the State of Michigan who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Livingston of the Reg t commanded by Col o  Wiering in the New York line for 9 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Michigan at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of August 1833 and sent to John Allen our colour S t C t .
Arrears to the 4th of March. 1833. - 60.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 33. 15.00
Died Aug. 14 1850 $ 75.00
in Agency Book
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Palmer Clerk, Book S Vol. 8 Page 93,

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
Territory of Michigan } On this 5 th day of November A.D. 1832. County of Washtenaw } personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate in and for the said County now sitting. Martin Dubois a resident of the Township of Saline in the County and Territory aforesaid aged Sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated - He entered the service on or about the first day of April 1782 in the Company commanded by Capt. Gilbert Livingston or Lieutenant Cornelius Dubois and attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Wisington which he remained for nine months was verbally discharged between Christmas and New Year by Capt. Livingston - The Colonel being obliged to secure his personal safety leaving his Regiment before they were discharged having rendered himself obnoxious to many of his officers and men during the service who were determined to be revenged upon him after their discharge - He resided at the time he entered the service at Marbleton in the County of Ulster and State of New York where he remained with most of the Regiment during the nine months except when sent out on or short scouts into the adjacent country Marbleton was at

That time on the frontier and constantly exposed to the attack of the Indians and Tories. He was not in a battle during the time. In a skirmish with a small scout of the enemy near Pockkotoocka where we took a prisoner by the name of Sheffer. The Militia of the County of Ulster was at that time all clasped into Claps of fifteen each of which was bound to furnish one man. The deponent was then enrolled as a Militia man in the Company of Captain Shoemaker of Ulster County as aforesaid which was clasped as aforesaid that the clap to which this deponent belonged hired this deponent to serve the term for which they were bound to furnish. That Matthew Conline was at the head of the clap that this deponent did serve the nine months as aforesaid as a substitute for the clap as aforesaid. That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. That John D. Speer, Catharine Jacobs, Erin Hoove, Stephen Goodman & Smith Lapham are acquainted with this deponent and reside in the same Township and neighbourhood. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of Michigan or any State in the U.S. Sworn to and subscribed the 31 st day of the year aforesaid James Kingsly Judge of Probate Court for Washington County
Marlin Dubois

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Martin Dubois Michigan Territory
book in York Role
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John Allen Esq. Ann Arbor Washtenaw County Michigan 1802

BRIEF in the case of Martin Dubois County of Washtenaw in the State of Territory of Michigan (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 68 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted In 1782. April 9 private Gen. Capt Livingston Lieut Dubois   Substitute 9 Capt Shoemaker  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? In a skirmish near Pockotocka  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Marbletown N. York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

Claim for Bounty Land
Martin Duboise a Private in capt. Livingstons Comp y in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wisenvelt engaged in the Revolution.
Pension Office A.W. Root H.R.

State of Michigan County of Ingham
in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of March 1850 by me Morris J. Fitch Justice of the Peace
On this 4th day of March A.D. 1850 before me came Martin Dubois who on oath testified that he served as a private in the revolutionary war in the Company of Capt. Livingston in New York in the regiment of Col. Wainwright from north of the state of New York that at the time of entering the service he resided in Ulster County State of New York and that he has never received the land awarded by act of congress to the soldiers of the Revolution
Martin Duboise
Sworn and subscribed this 4th day of March A.D. 1850 before me
Morris J. Fitch Justice of the Peace
State of Michigan County of Ingham
Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Martin Dubois of Kalamazoo County of Ingham, State of Michigan aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint GLEASON F. LEWIS, Esq., to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of the United States or any other officer a Warrant for the quantity of land due to me, as aforesaid, and said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
(ATTEST) J. F. Fitch E. V. Buel 2 witnesses
Martin Dubois Claimants Signature
Personally appeared the above named Martin Dubois The above named subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Morris J. Fitch
Justice of the Peace
State of Michigan County of Ingham
In testimony that the above written Glendon F. Fitch Esq., was a Magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of Michigan at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the County Seal, and subscribed my name as Clerk of the County Court of said County, this fourth day of March 1850.
At Meason
Griffie Peacock Deputy Clerk.
NOTICE.—Claimants will be particular and state to what regiment and company their ancestor belonged; if he had a discharge send it; if he was pensioned, send a copy of pension certificate with these papers, to G. F. LEWIS, Detroit, Mich.

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Martin Dubois - Michigan
Bundle 34 No 6 36 1
Adm 9. months re d £ 21. 6. 8. p 12 At Ossipee, N.H.
John Allen Esq Ann Arbor Washtenaw County M.C.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
23 d July 1833.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Martin Kubois
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1 April 1782. 9. Forwa Capt. Livingstone Col. Mischgrett Capt. Shoemaker 68 years. Ulster Co. New York Traditionary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }  On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Testimony , or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Martin Dubois a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S. File 29129
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1 1782 9 mos. { Gilbert Livingston Martin Dubois Meisenfeld N. Y.   ✓ 9 mos. Shoemaker ✓      
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Marlinton, Ulster Co., N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 15, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Saline Twp., Macomb Co., Mich.
Age at date of application, B. Oct. 21, 1764 at Marlinton, N. Y.
Remarks: His claim was allowed. There is no land in file. He died Aug. 14 1850 (from A. B.)

to h Center mich
29129 Rev INVALID.
May 22, 1905 - His David H. Speer - Somerville
File No. 29,129
Martin Luther
Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: June 3 rd 32 nd
Index: — Vol. 2 nd , Page 116
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1909 May 3. Hist. to Dr. Wm. Stevens 1914 Oct. 18 " " Mrs. E. A. Dibble. f 1918 May 6 " " Cecile Edwards. f 1921 July 6. History to Mrs. F. C. Stern 1924 May 17 Mrs. H. Adams given date of death. Rev.

No. 140. 536
1850
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855
Received _____, 187
Martin Dubois Private Rev. War
Act of 1850
Registered

War Department
Revolutionary claim
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 4 th June 1832, Martin Dubois of the Territory of Michigan who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to Thirty Dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4 th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4 th of March, and 4 th of September, in every year
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Ninth day of August one Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty three,
(signed) Lew Cass Secretary of War
Examined } countersigned }
V. L. Edwards (signed) Com. of Pensions
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book Vol. 8, Page 93, by Wm R. Palmilt, clerk.

Application for a Pension by Martin Dubois
Martin Dubois  [Faint, mirrored bleed-through text from the reverse side of the page]
1881

Territory of Michigan Washtenaw County ss. I Allen Clerk of the County of Washtenaw aforesaid do hereby certify that John Allen Esq. the Justice before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is and was at the time said Affidavit was made an Acting Justice of the peace in said County duly Commissioned and qualified; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and believe the above signature to be his In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Ann Arbor the 20th day of June A.D. 1833
John T. Allen Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Stephen Goodman who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Township of Saline aforesaid and that Orin Howe Catharine Jacobs John D. Speers & Smith Lapham, who have signed the same certificate are also residents of the same place and are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit James Kingsley Judge of Probate Court for Wash- tenaw County

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I John Allen Clerk of the Court of Probate as aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Martin Dubois for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office
This 5 th day of November A. D. 1832
John Allen Register & Clerk as aforesaid
Territory of Michigan } Personally appeared before County of Washtenaw p. } me, the undersigned, a Justice of the peace in and for said county. Martin Dubois, who being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, and from the great length of time that has elapsed since the revolutionary war, he has no knowledge of any commanding officer, by whom he can prove his service - That he has a record of his age in a family Bible now in his possession which he copied from his Father's Bible when he left his Father's family - That he was born in Marbletown
21849 Ulster County State of New York on the 21 st October 1764 agreeably agreeably to said record - and further saith not
Martin Dubois
Sworn & subscribed before - me the 22 nd day of May 1833 John Allen Justice of the peace
In the matter of Martin Dubois for a Pension

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPROLLER'S OFFICE,
August 15 th 1842.
Sir:
Under the Act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
Martin Lebois _____
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Michigan _____ Agency, at the rate of Thirty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Harris Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Detroit, Michigan, March 21 st 1850.
Hon. A. L. Edwards
Sir,
Please inform me if Martin Dubois is not entitled to an increase of Pension, and to Land.
I am Sir
Respectfully yours,
G. F. Lewis
Mr. Douglas Payne.

grace n. she
Oct 19 1841.
M c Evans
Hon J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Clinton Mich Lapeer County Oct 12 th 1841 Hon J. S. Edwards
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you a pension certificate which was neglected to have been sent to the pension Agent in Detroit in time to get the money on the same, being one thousand five hundred dollars If you will be so good as to attend to the matter and remit me the money thereon or an order on the Pension Agent at Detroit so that I can get the money you will much Oblige
Your Obedient Servant
James Mc Donald

29,129
3-068.
Bureau of Pensions.
Martin Dubois
Nov. 5, 1832 - 68 Washington Mich
Apl. 1, 82 Marbletown N.Y.
Capt. Gilbert Livingston
Col. Weisenfels
Det. 9 m
No. Bat
Born Marbletown Ulster Co. N.Y. Oct. 21, 1764

RECORD JUN 23 1921 DIVISION

Redraft
Hornell Mich. 6/14/21
Bureau of Pensions. Washington D. C.
Gentlemen -
Did Martin Dubois
Born - Oct. 21. 1764.
Died - July 1. 1850.
Enlisted Apr. 1. 1782 from
New York State draw a pension.
His wife was Margaret Avery before her marriage.
Reapt. Mrs. F. C. Stern 205 E. Leigh St. Hornell Michigan

Ex.
Sumner set. Chi., Mich
May 10-1905
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Sir. - By the enclosed original letter and transfers to the different depts. You will see what I am trying to do. can you give me any additional information?
Yours Respectfully. David H. Speer.

Pension Bureau Washington
Gentlemen:..
Can You give me any information to help establish my eligibility to the D. A. R's. regarding my Great Grandfather Martin Dubois who served as a private nine months, enlisting April 1st in 1782 under Captain Gilbert Livingston and Col. Weisenfels_

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any reference by volume or page of your records will be thankfully received -
Yours very truly - Mrs. E. A. Dibble - Hillsdale Mich -
35 Manning St. Feb - 11 th 1914 -

MAY 15 1905 FILES.
PENSION A MAY 13 1905 U. S. OFFICE.

MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
APR 12 1905
1000776 8
Dated April 8, 1905.
From Somerset Center, Michigan, From David H. Speer.
BRIEF OF CONTENTS.
Desires the Revolutionary War record of his grandfather, Martin Du Bois, enlistment about 1780.
(See next fold.)
Address: "The Military Secretary, War Department, Washington, D. C."
WAR DEPARTMENT, THE MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, April 13, 1905.
Respectfully returned to
Re Mr. David H. Speer, Somerset Center, Michigan.
It is shown by the records that one Martin Dubois, rank not stated, served in a New York organization during the Revolutionary war. His name appears only on a list dated at New York, August 23, 1786, in which he directs one Gerard Banker, treasurer, to deliver unto James Eltinge the notes and cash for interest for the underwritten persons whose certificates were delivered to his office.
It is shown by the records that one Martin Du Boys, rank not stated, served in Weissenfel's Regiment of New York Levies, Revolutionary war. His name appears only on a receipt roll dated March 6, 1787, which shows that he received £21, 6s and 8d for services performed during the years 1781 and 1782. No further record has been found.
If, as stated within, a pension was granted by reason of the service rendered by the soldier, it is possible that further information bearing upon the subject of inquiry can be obtained from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C., who is the custodian of the pension records of all wars.
(M. S. O. 72-2)
The Military Secretary.
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MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE APR 12 1905 1000776 WAR DEPARTMENT
Dated April 8, 1905.
From Somerset Center, Michigan, From David H. Speer.
BRIEF OF CONTENTS.
Desires the Revolutionary War record of his grandfather, Martin Du Bois, enlistment about 1780.
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Department of the Interior,
April 12, 1905.
Respectfully forwarded to the Honorable the Secretary of War, and writer so advised.
E. M. Michcock
Secretary.
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Somersett Center Mich.
April 8, 1805
Sect. of Interior.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: - I am looking after the war record of my grandfather Martin Du Bois who enlisted in the Revolutionary War about 1780, and drew a pension until he died in 1850. He enlisted in state of New York near Kingston. When he died his residence was at Bridgewater, Washtenaw Co. Michigan
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Yours Truly David H. Speer. Somerset Center Michigan.
MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
APR 12 1000276

Rev 5a NORMAN FLOWERS INSURANCE AGENCY 211 Dwight Building JACKSON . . . MICHIGAN
April 26, 1918.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please give me any information your records may show in regard to Martin DuBois, who served in Weisenfel's Regiment New York Levies, in the War of the Revolution. I have tried to obtain this from the Adjutant General but he informs me that his records are incomplete, and the rank is not shown, although there is mention of such a person.
This information will admit me to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution and any help you are able to give me will be deeply appreciated.
Should there be a charge for copying the records, I will gladly remit on receipt of bill.
Very truly yours,
Cecil Edwards 211 Dwight Bldg Jackson Mich

OFFICE OF DR. WM. C. STEVENS, 385 FOURTEENTH AVE.
DETROIT, MICH., April 18 18909
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you be so kind as to give me a military History of Martin Dubois a soldier of the Revolutionary War. A resident of Marbletown Ulster Co. N.Y. Residence at time of death Washtenaw Co. Mich.
Yours truly W m C. Stevens

Mason, Michigan
March 28, 1927
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Revolutionary Rolls, Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs:-
In getting the history and service record of Martin DuBois, of New Paltz and Kingston, Ulster county, N.Y. in order that one of his descendents may join the D.A.R. can find no official record of his death. He served in the Ulster county Levies, under Colonel Frederick Wessenfels, and some time after the war came to Washtenaw county, Michigan, where some time in the 1840's he was granted a pension.
In 1919 Elijah Grout Chapter D.A.R. of Leslie Michigan discovered his unmarked grave in the Dean cemetery near Munith, and marked the spot with an official D.A.R. marker, at which time I was asked to give the DuBois history. A grand daughter of Martin DuBois and two of his grand nieces were present at the ceremony and told me that they well remembered the day of his burial, some time during the year 1854, tho they could not give the exact month and day. It was impressed upon their minds from the fact that Martin DuBois and his wife, Margatite Avery died on the same day and were buried in one grave.
The National D.A.R. have sent back for stronger proof that Martin and Margarite DuBois died in 1854, as this does not correspond with the date they have.
Would it be possible to get the exact date of his death through the Pension Department? If so it will be very gratefully received.
Coenradt DuBois, the father of Martin DuBois served in the Revolutionary war in the 3rd regiment of Ulster county troops, under Captain John Hasbrouck's company, Colonel John Cantine's regiment, in 1778.
He married Marie Delameter at New Paltz, in 1760. (Find Delameter spelled several different ways.)
Could you furnish the data asked for, the membership of the D.A.R. could be considerably increased, for Coenradt and Martin DuBois have a large number of descendents in this vicinity.
Sincerely and gratefully yours,
Historian of Lansing Chapter D.A.R., Lansing Mich. P.O address, Mason Michigan.
(Mrs.) Franc L. Adams

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. S. 29129 Aut
May 27, 1927.
Mrs. Frank L. Adams, Escanaba Mich.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that the Revolutionary War pensioner, Martin Dubois who resided in Michigun, died August 14, 1850. There is no information on file in his claim as to family.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford information in regard to any Coenraat Dubois, under any spelling of the name.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.